Memory activity 1. Read the wikipedia page about daycare centered mass hysteria accusation events.
You only need to read the details about one situation, click the links to read further, then scroll down to read causes, and answer the following questions.
1. What happened in the case you read?
2. At what point were "false memories" developed and why?
3. What do you think made the situation escalate to become a media circus?
4. What happened that the situation was finally revealed to not really be what many had originally thought?
5. What could have been done to avoid creating "false memories?"
Memory activity 2.
We are on a task-force to create guidelines for police officers gathering information from children in possible abuse situations within a childcare center.
1. how should children be questioned about their experiences?
2. how can "contamination" of memories be avoided?
3. how can children's memories be respected and trusted?
4. how important is it for the public to have details in an investigation of this nature?
You only need to read the details about one situation, click the links to read further, then scroll down to read causes, and answer the following questions.
1. What happened in the case you read?
2. At what point were "false memories" developed and why?
3. What do you think made the situation escalate to become a media circus?
4. What happened that the situation was finally revealed to not really be what many had originally thought?
5. What could have been done to avoid creating "false memories?"
Memory activity 2.
We are on a task-force to create guidelines for police officers gathering information from children in possible abuse situations within a childcare center.
1. how should children be questioned about their experiences?
2. how can "contamination" of memories be avoided?
3. how can children's memories be respected and trusted?
4. how important is it for the public to have details in an investigation of this nature?